How to get to the Vera campus site (Valencia)...
The Vera Campus site is located to the north of the city of Valencia in a peaceful setting that borders with traditional farmland. It consists of nearly 60 buildings arranged in an orderly manner around the Agora, which is the centre of life on campus. There are over 108,000 square metres of green spaces that house an open-air museum of sculpture.
The sports facilities include an indoor swimming pool, a sports complex, a gymnasium, a running track, a Valencian pelota court (trinquet), a cycling track and several tennis and paddle tennis courts. It has all the facilities needed to provide high quality higher education.
...by plane
Valencia Airport is located in the nearby town of Manises, about 8 km away from the city. Flights arriving from major Spanish and European cities land there. Furthermore, Valencia connects with destinations all over the world through Madrid and Barcelona. For more information, call the following number:
- Airport: 96 159 85 00
From that spot, you can take a taxi, the underground or a bus.
By taxi. You can catch a taxi from Manises to the University; the journey takes about 25 minutes. For information on Valencia's taxi companies, click on the following link:
Underground. At the airport you can take line 3 (heading to Rafelbunyol), get off at Benimaclet and switch to line 4 (heading to Doctor Lluch). The fourth stop (Tarongers) leaves you in front of the 6G Nexus Building. For information about stops, timetables and fares, click the following link:
Bus. You can take the bus 150 Valencia-Airport: its itinerary is Airport-Manises-Quart de Poblet-Mislata-Valencia. In the city of Valencia, you have stops on Avenida del Cid, Calle Cuenca, Gran Vía Fernando el Católico and Avenida Pío XII. You can get more information by clicking on this link:
From any of these bus stops, you can take a bus or the underground to the University. Undoubtedly, the best option is to get off at the Avenida del Cid and walk to the underground station (Avenida del Cid) entrance. Take line 3 (towards Rafelbunyol), get off at the 6th stop (Benimaclet) and change to line 4 (towards Doctor Lluch). The fourth stop drops you off at the best UPV entrance to get the Nexus Bulding. For more information on underground stations, timetables and fares, click on the following link:
...by train
Valencia has two train stations that are quite close, with different routes: Joaquín Sorolla Station and Valencia North Train Station. Joaquín Sorolla Station has the following long-distance routes: Madrid, Barcelona, Alicante, Castellón and Albacete. All other long-distance, middle-distance and suburban routes leave from Valencia North Train Station. The distance between the two stations can be covered on foot in 10 minutes or by an exclusive Renfe bus, which is free when you show your train ticket. Both stations are located in the middle of the city. For information on destinations and timetables, click on this link.
From both stations, you can take a taxi, a bus or the underground.
Taxi. For information on Valencia's taxi companies, click on the following link:
City bus. From Joaquín Sorolla Station, you can take bus number 9 to go to Universitat Politècnica de València. The stop is on San Vicente Mártir Street. From the North Train Station, you can take number 40. The stop is on Alicante Street. Click on this link for the routes of buses 9 and 40, as well as for other alternatives.
Underground. Next to Joaquín Sorolla Station, you have the underground station of the same name. You must take line 5 (heading to Marítim-Serreria or Neptú), get off at the fourth stop (Alameda), switch to line 3 (heading to Rafelbunyol), get off at the second stop (Benimaclet) and switch to line 4 (heading to Doctor Lluch). The fourth stop drops you off at the best UPV entrance to get the Nexus Bulding.
From the North Train Station, the journey is shorter, since you need a switch less. In front of the North Train Station, you can find an underground station (Xàtiva). You must take line 3 (heading to Rafelbunyol), get off at the fourth stop (Benimaclet) and switch to line 4 (heading to Doctor Lluch). Get off at the fourth stop and you are already at the best UPV entrance to get the Nexus Bulding. You can obtain detailed information about stops, timetables and fares on:
...by bus
The coaches that connect towns in the Valencian Community with other Spanish towns usually terminate at the bus station, located to the North of the city. Click on the link below to check routes, timetables and destinations.
Once you are at the bus station, you can take a taxi, a bus or the underground to get to the Vera Campus Site.
Taxi. For information on Valencia's taxi companies, click on the following link:
City bus. In the nearby calle de Ricardo Micó street, you have a bus stop: take number 29 to Universitat Politècnica de València. In half an hour, you will be in the heart of the University. Click on this link for the route of bus number 29 as also other options.
On the underground. Coming on the underground may be a little more complicated: you will have to combine up to three different underground lines. To start with, you must go the Nuevo Centro shopping centre, where you have the entrace to the Turia underground station. Take line 1 (towards Torrent Avinguda). Get off at Ángel Guimerá and transfer to line 3 (towards Rafelbunyol). Five stops afterwards, at Benimaclet, you can connect with line 4 (towards Doctor LLuch). The fourth stop leaves you at the best UPV entrance to get the Nexus Bulding. For more information on underground stations, timetables and fares, click on the following link:
...by car
- From Madrid (on the N-III motorway)
- From Alicante and Albacete (on the A-7 motorway and on the Pista de Silla)
- From Barcelona (on the A-7 motorway and on the E-15)
Interesting links:
- Interactive map
- Printable map of the campus site
- Street map of Valencia
- Location of the Vera Campus site on a city map
